Anyone ever deal w/ the shop in S.F.???
Or try to buy an AR at the beginning of this year at their shop???

I've shopped at high bridge in the past. They seem pretty good. Friendly. It can get busy in there though. Also be aware you have to jump through a couple of hoops to get through the door per SFPD.
Pricing is fair. Not everything is cheap, nor is everything priced as high as other shops in the area.

I've shopped at high bridge in the past. They seem pretty good. Friendly. It can get busy in there though. Also be aware you have to jump through a couple of hoops to get through the door per SFPD.
Pricing is fair. Not everything is cheap, nor is everything priced as high as other shops in the area.

Thanks Twolane:

I should have been more patient and waited for the chaos to calm down before I bought my first AR from them!!
I feel I overestimated the government & underestimated the gun lobby, I feel I should not have paid over the MSRP!! Don't like paying MSRP for anything!!!

It was a bad decision!! Can't blame them either though.
I could've said no and just waited.
I also wanted to support the LGS!!

High Bridge in San Francisco has friendly, knowledgeable staff, but they're much too expensive for transfers. (Edit: To clarify... I mean they charge a lot more for FFL transfers than Chris Chambers or many others listed in this thread; their prices for items in the store are reasonable.)

I was going to ask how people felt about him. Started the DROS on some lowers there this morning. He gave me a pretty fair price OTD on more than one. Better than I found on the net before shipping, DROS and tax.
We'll see how it goes in 10 days. Seems like a pretty nice guy and it was quick.
I emailed him last night around 3am.. got off work at 8.. got home and took a shower then saw he'd responded. Called him to get directions tossed my riding gear on and was home 45 minutes later having started to papers the lowers.

I was going to ask how people felt about him. Started the DROS on some lowers there this morning. He gave me a pretty fair price OTD on more than one. Better than I found on the net before shipping, DROS and tax.
We'll see how it goes in 10 days. Seems like a pretty nice guy and it was quick.
I emailed him last night around 3am.. got off work at 8.. got home and took a shower then saw he'd responded. Called him to get directions tossed my riding gear on and was home 45 minutes later having started to papers the lowers.

+1 on Chris at Digital Instincts. He is very responsive and easy to work with. He did mention that he has been pretty busy lately due to increased business (probably due to all of the pending legislation). $65 for handgun transfers and $100 for SSE transfers, both including DROS.

I've used a few Bay Area FFL's and I'd have to say no one has been better than Chris. Fair pricing, always has time for you; great attention to details and quick response times. Very easy to work with.

Every FFL charges CA taxes on out of state purchases because it's required of them now.

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The architects of the assault weapon bans ... are simply trying to fight the Culture War. And we can't win, not in California anyway because you guys, the ones with the most to lose, refuse to do what you need to do to win the Culture Wars, which is to make Calguns and the gun rights community a truly big tent and stop driving people away simply because they are different from you.

Always been treated well and fairly at Gun Works in Pleasant Hill.
City Arms is GTG as well although can get busy.
Triple A in Vallejo seems cool.
Bullseye in Castro Valley takes forever. You'd think they'd want to get on to the next thing. Nope 1 hour. Was amazing. Won't try that again.

any FFL around the peninsula area will deal with AK (bullet button installed, Mag will be shipped as rebuilt)?
i am also ordering a few stripped lowers.
any one know how much they will charge if i DROS everything under 1 transaction

i had bought guns from san jose gun trader before, great CS. but the price of the firearm is just getting more expensive and they are not answering their email.

+1 for Peter at Mount Pleasant Arms in San Jose. Great communication and would respond even when I emailed at 10pm (not expecting a reply til the next day). Got me in the door on fairly short notice. Great price for multiple transfers at once.

I've only every done one transfer outside of my LGS, but everything went perfect. $50 for a transfer + DROS. He found what I wanted from his distributor and saved me the $50. No hassle, no drama just got me exactly what I wanted in a timely manner.

If you live around Peninsula or South Bay, I would recommend Mike Weiss
408-691-8907 Kinetic Energy Tools LLC. email: mike@kineticenergytools.com
He charges $ 75 for the DROS. He responds quickly and a great person to deal with.

What's the best way to get a hold of Kevin Smith? I left him a voicemail late this afternoon but am wondering if I should wait for him to get back to me or be more persistent with an email or another call. I found a good deal on some lowers but am worried about them going out of stock before I can get in contact with him.

What's the best way to get a hold of Kevin Smith? I left him a voicemail this afternoon but am wondering if I should wait for him to get back to me or be more persistent with an email or another call. I found a good deal on some lowers but am worried about them going out of stock before I can get in contact with him.

I've used email, and he responds pretty quickly. He was closed today so he probably wasn't monitoring his voicemail. He's open tomorrow ... In fact I'm picking up something tomorrow. (speaking of which ... 10 days ago, someone backed into my wife's sky blue Lexus that I had drove over to Kevin's FFL. You know who you are ... I believe it was a truck that was parked on the street just down from his place. I don't know if you were one of the two guys that were DROSing your Anderson lowers. My wife is extremely pissed off since you put a 3 inch scrape on her hood)

I've used email, and he responds pretty quickly. He was closed today so he probably wasn't monitoring his voicemail. He's open tomorrow ... In fact I'm picking up something tomorrow. (speaking of which ... 10 days ago, someone backed into my wife's sky blue Lexus that I had drove over to Kevin's FFL. You know who you are ... I believe it was a truck that was parked on the street just down from his place. I don't know if you were one of the two guys that were DROSing your Anderson lowers. My wife is extremely pissed off since you put a 3 inch scrape on her hood)

Thanks. He called me back this morning and gave me his email address. I'm getting some Anderson lowers too but I swear it wasn't me